Gary: Martin Luther is credited with originally saying that “Reason is the whore of the Devil”. Orthodox (confessional) Lutherans seem to still believe that. But have orthodox Lutherans ever thought about this: What if we approached everything in life viewing “reason” as evil, as something to be despised; as something despicable as, as…a whore?

Imagine if doctors despised reason (therefore despising research) and still treated people with seizure disorders by attempting to perform an exorcism on them…as Jesus did! Imagine if scientists still perceived lightning, droughts, and storms as the expressions of a displeased God and not the natural results of particular atmospheric phenomena? Imagine if instead of vaccinating children based on reason, we simply prayed to God to heal them after they have become sick with a preventable, and potentially fatal, disease?

Imagine a world based on Lutheran faith…and not on reason!

What chaos! What suffering! Do we really want to return to the mentality and superstitions (faith) of the Dark Ages?

If you agree with me that such a faith-based world view would be a disaster in matters related to science, medicine, the weather, and many other areas of your life, then why do you reject reason when it comes to determining the reality of supernatural religious claims?The Creator (whoever or whatever he/she/it is) gave us a brain. Let’s use it! Let’s use reason in every aspect of our lives. Let’s NOT despise it as Luther and other Lutherans tells us we should.

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Gary, it is apparent that you have not grasped the Lutheran teaching that in matters from “above” that is heavenly matters, reason is limited and quite fallible. However regarding matters “below”, earthly matters, we are capable to fully exercise our reason.

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